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Science Week 2019
State Chess Tournament
On Monday, ten students from our Chess club, travelled to Tyndale Christian School to participate in the State chess tournament. Over 100 students from 13 different schools participated in this event. There are five zones in SA, and teams qualified for the State tournament if they had first won in their zone during an Interschool Tournament earlier in the year.
Chess Club will begin again in 2020, in Week 3 of Term 1. As we say farewell to our wonderful Year 6 and 7 players, we are looking forward to welcoming some new members next year.
Mrs. Vice
North Wing Update
Drive Through Update
That is the date the Church Car park closes and it will be closed for the rest of the year. The reason is a major resurface and reline of the area and the contractors need the last few weeks of school to make sure work is complete, before the start of school next year. This will impact:
- Access to school at drop off and pick up
- Access to myOSHC
- Access to Little Giggles Playgroup on Monday mornings at 9.30 in the Church Hall.
- Access to the Waiting Room (A comfy place by the Church car park to wait in the afternoon for pick up)
Solutions:
Alternative Nelson Road side entry is being developed to access the school through a new gate on the south side of the church house (see diagram)
Alternatives for Drop Off/Pick Up
- Use the New Drop Off and Pick up drive through Zone – This is our PREFERRED OPTION
- Park in side streets away from the school and enjoy a walk and some exercise
- Park in the Uniting Church Car Park over the Road (see diagram for where to park and obey traffic signs in the car park)
- Use the express 3 pm (Mon – Thursday) 2.10 pm (Fridays) pick up – in and be gone by 3.10/2.20pm
QUESTIONAIRE – WE NEED YOUR HELP
We need to know what your plans are for picking up in Weeks 5 to 9 so we can have your child waiting in the right place. There is a questionnaire at this link,
Please click and complete one for each child so we can plan. You may have different plans for different days, possibly even for different children, so please indicate that on the questionnaire. The options will be:
- Express Early Pick Up – 3.00 pm Mon – Thurs 2.10 Fri – Go quickly to classroom get child & bag and leave quickly. (something we are introducing only for the last 5 weeks of this year)
- Normal Pick Up - 3.15pm/2.30pm exactly from classroom
- Drive through Pick Up from new Pick Up Zone 3.25 – 3.45 pm
- School Bus
- myOSHC
- Walk home – with specific parental permission only
There will also be a space to share specific exceptional circumstances.
We will give more specific instructions for the Drive Through Pick Up (to help make sure we have your child/children ready as quickly as possible to get into your car) and the new Nelson Road side entry over the next week or so.
There are so many things happening around the school as far as building works are concerned and I know it can be inconvenient and confusing, but I appreciate how understanding our children, families and staff have been. Thank you, and the last 5 weeks or so of school is going to be even more challenging, so we will need to keep working together even more.
I hope to see many of you at our Fun Run on Friday. It will be a great day.
Have a great week with your kids.
Mark B
Social media has really driven our need for other people’s approval. Being a people pleaser has been around since Adam and Eve, but never before in history have we ever had such an instant measure of how many people are “pleased” with us (read that as how many “likes” we get on social media). To be clear there is nothing wrong with having people like us, the problem comes with the things that we often try to do in order to gain people’s approval.
I remember at the tender age of 5 asking my Grandmother to do my handwriting homework because I wanted to impress my teacher and fellow students. When I went to school the next day showing off my beautiful page with the whole alphabet written in perfect cursive handwriting I had everyone in awe. My teacher was so impressed that she asked me to write the whole alphabet again while my class watched. That is when the wheels quickly came off my not so elaborate hoax.
In Proverbs 29:25 we read that: Being afraid of people can get you into trouble, but if you trust the Lord, you will be safe (NCV).
There are countless stories in the Bible of people who made silly decisions because they were craving the approval of others. King Saul disobeyed God and lost his kingdom, Samson shared his secret and lost his strength, King Solomon gave in to his 700 wives and 300 concubines and lost his close relationship with God, and as a 5 year-old, I lied to my teacher and fellow students and lost their trust, and my integrity.
Living for other people’s approval, and fearing what they think of us will often get us into trouble – but trusting God will keep us safe.
We read in the John 3:16 that God loves us all so much that he gave his life for us. God is pleased with us and we already have his approval. Take some time out to let this truth really sink into your heart. God loves you, and he approves of you, just the way you are. When we live from God’s approval, this frees us from chasing the approval of others.
God bless,
Roland Talamaivao-Amituanai
Fun Run
Don't forget it is Fun Run this Friday. If you were planning on attending on Friday, please park in the Uniting Church Car Park, due to the activity happening on our building site that day. Please see map below for parking options in the Uniting Church carpark, making sure to not park in the restricted areas.
Donations towards the Fun Run can now be made through flexischools.com.au
School Fees 2020
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Lower Primary Christmas Concert
Bus Requirements for 2020
If you are requiring the bus service for your child in 2020, please complete the online form below to register your interest. Demand is very high for our bus service and many of the routes have been full this year so it is very important that you register your interest as soon as possible to secure a spot on our buses.
Full-time bus fees per term: $290 per child
Part-time bus fees per term: $195 per child (part-time is one way, either to school each day or from school each day)
Year 5-7 Cricket Clinic
Students in Years 5-7 have enjoyed the opportunity to participate in a cricket clinic run by students and teachers from SEDA College. The activities which are both skill and game based help to develop the students' skills in striking, throwing and catching. The most challenging skill to learn so far has been how to bowl using the correct technique and it is no surprise that the favourite games so far have been the ones that involve batting. We have two more weeks to go and are looking forward to seeing what they have planned for us next week.
Prescott College
